Title American JewBu : Jews, Buddhists, and religious change / Emily Sigalow

Published Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2019] ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 256 pages) Contents Breaking down the barriers -- Julius Goldwater and buddhist paths to self-discovery -- Jews and the liberalization of American Buddhism -- Buddhism and the creation of a contemplative Judaism -- Making meditation Jewish -- Mapping Jewish-Buddhist spirituality -- Constructing a Jewish-Buddhist identity -- After The Jew in the lotus Summary A revealing look at the Jewish American encounter with BuddhismToday, many Jewish Americans are embracing a dual religious identity, practicing Buddhism while also staying connected to their Jewish roots. This book tells the story of Judaism's encounter with Buddhism in the United States, showing how it has given rise to new contemplative forms within American Judaism--and shaped the way Americans understand and practice Buddhism. Taking readers from the nineteenth century to today, Emily Sigalow traces the history of these two traditions in America and explains how they came together. She argues that the distinctive social position of American Jews led them to their unique engagement with Buddhism, and describes how people incorporate aspects of both into their everyday lives. Drawing on a wealth of original in-depth interviews conducted across the nation, Sigalow explores how Jewish American Buddhists experience their dual religious identities. She reveals how Jewish Buddhists confound prevailing expectations of minority religions in America. Rather than simply adapting to the majority religion, Jews and Buddhists have borrowed and integrated elements from each other, and in doing so they have left an enduring mark on the American consciousness. American JewBu highlights the leading role that American Jews have played in the popularization of meditation and mindfulness in the United States, and the profound impact that these two venerable traditions have had on one another Notes Revised Ph.D. thesis at Brandeis University Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Buddhism -- Relations -- Judaism. Judaism -- Relations -- Buddhism. Jews -- Religious life -- United States Buddhist converts from Judaism -- United States RELIGION -- Judaism -- General. Buddhism Buddhist converts from Judaism Interfaith relations Jewish way of life Judaism Religion SUBJECT United States -- Religion -- 1960- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140504 Subject United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2021693972 ISBN 9780691197814 0691197814

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